Sighting for December 11, 2017
Allen Belden
Everglades National Park -- Long Pine Key
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 5
- Gulf Fritillary 10
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 1
- Queen 2
New Sighting
Allen Belden
Everglades National Park -- Long Pine Key
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 5
- Gulf Fritillary 10
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 1
- Queen 2
Sunny; high 66 — about 12 degrees below normal. Portions of Long Pine Key trails under water. Only common butterflies seen, but I did see a larva and two adults of the spectacular Faithful Beauty moth (Composia fidelissima).